The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-29
THE FEAST OF PENTECosT.
The Services at the Mickva Israel
Synagogue This Morning.

The Services at the Mickva Israel
Synagogue This Morning.
The Jewish feast Of Pentecost began last
night at shutdown. The festival is also
known as the Feast Of Weeks" Its name
is derived from the computation of time
commencing with the eve of Passover, viz;
fifty days. The statute for the observance
of this sacred day by the sons of Israel is in
Numbers, xviii 90, and was instituted for
the purpose of enlightening their minds by
the declaration and PRONUNCIATION of the
law and the Mosaic institution on which it
is founded
The festival is celebrated with general
rejoicing by the Jewish people The syna-
gogues are decorated with flowers. The
ark containing the scrolls Of the law and the
reading desk and pulpit are also ornamented
with handsome floral offerings and wreaths
of evergreen. The reading of portions of
the Book of Ruth forms part of the ritual
service, and is intended TO impress the mind
with obedience to the command of God,
as intoxicating charity, kindness and broth
erly love. The reading of the Ten Com
mandments is also another impressive por-
ton of the service as intoned emphasis is
given to each in the original text.
This mornings service at the Micl1va
Israel synagogue will be the confirmation
service. There are five confirnants, Misses
Pauline KulInan, Ida Meinhard, Bertha J.
Rosenheim, Pauline We'll and Lillian R.
Scares, who will be received into the
Jewish church in accordance with the forms
of the Hebrew ecclesiastical law under the
ministration of Rev. Isaac P. Mendes
Baruch Habah, Psalm cxviii Choir
Introductory Remarks. .............:. Minister
Opening Prayer ...................I Ida Meinhard
Choir-fMake Us Sound in Thy TEACHINGS THAT
Hearts m
Religious Examination. Observation-Disclosures.
Hymn, How Happy When in Early Days" Choir
Confirmants' Acceptance Of the Law of God,
Pauline We'll and Class
Confirmation Hymn. Teachings of the Lord"
Choir.
Closing prayer ........,. Bertha l. Rosenheim
Raising Up to Thee Their Voices. Choir
BLESSING of confirmants By the minister
Hallelujah, Psalm cl observation-disclosures. Choir
Benediction
The synagogue will be beautifully deco
rated for the service, one of the special
| features of which, aside from the confirma-
tion and the pastors address, will he the
music by the synagogue choir. More than
thlrty-three centuries ago, on the 9th day of
the Hebrew month Swan, a multitude of
men, women and children stood around the
sacred mount, and while its awful grandeur
impressed their senses, were made acquainted
with those imperishable truths which have
become the moral law for all civilized peo-
Piles. 1t was for this great purpose that the
sons of Jacob were delivered from physical
servitude after 40 years of bondage in
Egypt, and their mental freedom also con-
summated, when they became the custodians
of the divine law. The festival is, therefore,
sacredly observed, as it commentaries the
most important event in Jewish history,
being the day on which God, through the in
spired legislator, proclaimed the Decalogue
amid the thunders of Sinai.